SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION ROSE AGAIN IN 2003 Sept. 27, 2004  NOAA announced today that Americans ate a record 16.3 pounds of fish and shellfish per person in 2003, up from 15.6 pounds in 2002. Published in its annual report, “Fisheries of the United States,” NOAA has been calculating the nation’s seafood consumption to keep the […]
NOAA Fisheries Adjusts the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Retention Limit General category landings rates have been slow to date in the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery. Based on a review of dealer reports, daily landing trends, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds, NOAA Fisheries has determined that an adjustment in the daily […]
NOAA DEDICATES COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENTS TO HONOR THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND THE BODIE ISLAND BASELINECeremony to Honor Significant Historic Events in Aviation and Navigation The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will honor the contributions of Wright Brothers, and the recovery and restoration of the Bodie Island, N.C. baseline distance measurement of 1848 (the precise land survey […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. They will hold the ninth lecture in Seattle, Wash. on Sept. […]
Research Set-Aside Program Workshop to be Held October 5, 2004 in Ronkonkoma, NY The Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and NOAA Fisheries are sponsoring a workshop to discuss the Council’s Research Set-Aside Program (RSA) with particular emphasis on the development of proposals related to recreational fisheries. The workshop will be held […]
Bill To Protect Cape Lookout Horses Gets Senate Hearing “Today’s action gets us one step closer to ensuring the survival of these horses.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon Third District Congressman Walter B. Jones testified at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing about the Shackleford Banks horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore. The Senate’s Natural Parks […]
Battle of the Beaches Fishing Tournament – October 9, 2004 All sports have their definitive tournaments. Hockey and the Stanley Cup. Tennis and the Davis Cup. Golf and the Ryder Cup. These challenges decide the greatest of all teams. Get ready anglers . . . Wilmington fishing is about to unleash its ultimate match up […]
NOAA Fisheries Announces Regional Quota Adjustments for the 2005 Atlantic Commercial Shark Fishery NOAA Fisheries is proposing to adjust the regional and trimester quotas for large coastal sharks and small coastal sharks based on updated landings information for the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic regions. The commercial shark fishery will open in […]
NOAA To Convert Navy Surveillance Ship to Explore Earth’s Largely Unknown Oceans In a formal ceremony this week, NOAA and the U.S. Navy marked the transfer of ownership of a former surveillance ship from the Navy to NOAA. The ship will be converted to a NOAA research vessel for exploring deep oceans. The transfer supports […]
Competition to Design Fishing Gear Aimed at Reducing Bycatch NOAA, along with a group of aquariums, universities and conservation organizations, is sponsoring The Smart Gear Competition, a contest to develop designs for practical, cost-effective solutions to reduce the incidental catch of sea turtles, cetaceans, fish bycatch and other non-target species in either fixed gear or […]
